Chipping Away at the First Amendment: Newspapermen Must Disclose Sources

This Comment will explore the background and history of the journalistic privilege in light of case law and early constitutional argument. It will analyze the recent Supreme Court decisions denying a privilege to newsmen to conceal their sources, and attempt to explain how this privilege can best be maintained

The Compulsory School Attendance Case: Wisconsin v. Yoder

It is an important constitutional doctrine that a law generally constitutional on its face, may be unconstitutional as applied in specific instances. The Amish case marks the first occasion that the Court has clearly articulated that exception in favor of a minority religious group. It would appear that compulsory education laws are- on their face --within a state\u27s constitutional powers, but under the facts of this case, the First Amendment requires that the Amish be exempt